The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-05 00:00:00

COMMODORE NUTT & MINNIE WARREN, Brideman and Bridesmaid of GEN. TOM THUMB, At ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly, December 12, 186 i. F. S.—See future advertisements. liflE CATTLE SHOW.—The WELLINGTON, St. James's-street. The WELLINGTON Three Shilling Limner, as well as Dinners from the "Carte," served as usual. By order. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington —Fntrance, 160, Piccadilly. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the storms of the past year the boats of the National Lifebat institution saved 417 persons from different wrecks on our coasts, The Institution also expended £13,819 2d. in the same peri,,d on lifeboat et tab ishments, in addition to grantibg £I, 51 Os. td. as rewards for say no 714 shipwrecked emfdis by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnest'y A PPEAL to the r.ublie for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 137 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by all the Ln don and country bankers; and by the t 4 ecretary, 111 har d Lewis, at the Institution, 14, John - street, Adelphi HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. The performance will commence Every Evening during the Week with YOU ICN OW WHO. THIS EVENING (Monday , Wednesday, and Friday, LA SONNAMB JLA. To-morrow (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, FAUST. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Opera a tt Eight. 13ox Office (pen from Ten till Five. Private Boxes, from 108. 6d. ; Stalls, 7s. ; Dress Circle, 55.; First Circle, 4s. ; 28. Od. ; Gallery, is. No charge for booking places. No fees to box-keepers. In preparation, a Grand Christmas Pantomime. R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) Second Night of the Bride of Song. THIS EVENING (Monday), Dec. 5, will be performed, for the second time, the new opera, in one act, entitled THE BRIDE OF SONG. The music by Ju' es Benedict, the words by Henry Farnie. R a.. ee, Miss 'fhirlwall ; Beatrix, Mdme. F . 8.11111y Huddait ; Adelt ert, Mr. Henry Haigh ; and Milani b3le Mr. Alberto Lawrence. AYter which, LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Mdlle. L. Martorelle ; Lisa, Miss F. Illinaworth • Theresa, Mrs. A. Cook ; Cout.t Rodolpho, Mr. Weiss ; Afessio, Mr. A. Cook ; Notary, Mr. Melville ; and Elvino, Mr. Charles Adams. Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon. Commence at half-past 7 o'clock. Private boxes, from 10a. 6d, upwards ; stalls, 7s. ; dress circle, ss. ; upper boxes, 4s. ; amphitheatre stalls, 3s. and 2s ; pit 2a. 6d. ; gallery, ls. No charge for booking places. The box-office is open from 10 till 5. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE,- Manazers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, to commence with A YOUNG LAD THOM THE COUN PRY. Messrs. G. Belmore, Fitajames, and G. F. Neville ; Misses Helen Howard, R. Leclercq, &c. After which, Shaksoeie's Tragedy of M CBETII. Mr. a F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, ac. ; Phelps ; Messrs. Creswick, R. Itoxby, G. Belmore, A. Rayner, ,hisses Rebeccajlsaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss Atkinson. Doors open at ha f -past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET._ Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WINO. After which, SUNNY VALE FARM. Messrs. Howe, Farren, Clark, Braid, Coe, Weathersby. Mesdames Beatrice, nowdon, Harris, Fitzwilliam, Coleman, &c. Followed by FRIEND WAGGLES, And MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Alter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma jdarnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING. at 8, RUY BLAS. Messrs. Fechter, Ry,ler, Fitzpatrick, F. Ch,rles, M'intyre, Garden, Raymond, Collett, C itford, Moreland ; Misses Carlot a Leolercq, H. Percy, and Mrs. Winstanley. Preceded, at 7, by MY WIFE'S OUT. Messrs. H. Widdi comb, F. Charles ; Misses H. Percy and E. -. .,avenue. To conc ude with IctURSEY CHICKWEED. Mr. H. Widdicomb. Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE WORKMEN OF PARIS. Mr. Benjamin Webster; 3fe , srs. ton, R. Phillirs, Stuart, J. Clarke, Stephenson, Eburne, C. T. Smith ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Woolgar (Mrs. A. Mellon), Miss H. simms. Mrs. Bil.ing,ton, Mrs. H. Lewis, and Miss A. Seamen. To conclude with DOING BANTING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stephenson; Mrs. Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMIN EN P TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. This Popular Theatre is now Open. - - - THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARONET ABROAD ANi THE RUSTIC PRIMA ONNA : Mr. Prank Matthe s ; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original Comedy Drama, in three acts, by J. !grave Sim;,son. enti tled SY Ftll.l. ; or, STEP BY STE r. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WuOL) OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. ROYAL STRAND TIIEATRE. Sole Lessee and 3lanafzeress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, WILFUL WARD. Messrs Parselle and Belford ; Miss Palmer. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Moyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor_ugh and llanders. To conclude with MAZEPPA. Mesdames Raynham, impson, &c. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. Double ..21s. per ton. I Top • 245. „ Deep ....225. „ Nen screened and delivered within five miles of their De k'pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, So u th Wh ar f , addington, W., and Malden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOINT SCOTT, Sole kgent. THE THIRD EDITION OF a THE SUN," 1. Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, pan be had Every Evening of G. EL GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 24-, Old Cavendish-street, Oxford-street. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 6h. 2m.—Afternoon, 6h. 30m. To - voitnow.-Morning, 6a. 56.n.—Afternoon, 7h. 24m. I LONDON, MONDAY, DEC, 5, 1864. Mr LAYARD'S remarks are always worth attend ing to, and however much one may differ from hie political tenets his abilities and energy fully entitle Mai to confrideration and regard. On the occasion of meeting his constituents the other evening he delivered an address that was earnest and eloquent. It need hardly be added that it was imbued with much of that party spirit that has marred the pro. gress of the hon. member of late, and it abounded it./ prejudice ; but still it is out of the common order, and as such goes far to redeem his party from the charge preferred against them of being taciturn during the recess. Na one can say that there is any shirking of questions here, nor any shrinking from the avowal of opinions relative to Important public questions. In reminding his hearers of the time that had elapsed since he last addressed them, Mr LAYARD took occasion to illus trate his meaning by one of those anecdotes which lire so rife with travellers, and which, telling of distant lands and peculiar races, never fail to im• part interest to the details and descriptions of speakers. At an entertainment given by a Rajah, it was found that at certain times a person came in and uttered something. It turned out that he said "an hour had pa.sed, and be hoped the Rajah had made good use of it, and would also make good use of the time which was to come." Th ere i s some thing very suggestive i n the ci rcumstance that a year has elapsed since a particular duty was per. formed, and in the instance of a member addressing his constituents the most volatile should be grave fur a period, and the moat unreflective think. However lightly the burden may sit on some at times, it must press heavily, and the failings of those are not to be envied who persist in pitting off the evil day of reckoning till a snore convenient opportunity. " Be wise tosday, 'tis madness to defer," may well be said of them in the perverse and capricious mood. In his remarks aboat Den. mark Mr LAYARD took upon himself the task of defendieg Lard RUSSELL, This somewhat un gracious work was not very successfully done, as might have been expected. He deplored that so many had spoken in disparaging terms of one who had rendered such signal services to the cause of civil and religious liberty. This is a most lame end impotent conclusion, and does not apply to the subject in at all the manner in which Mr LAYARD meant. On the contrary, the more the noble lord has done in a good cause the more he is to blame for falling so short of the requirements of his position at present, and neglecting the duties en tailed upon him by the exigencies of the momentous occasions referred to. The hon. member is not cue• tainly one of those who fail in consequence of under. estimating their abilities, for he considers that his speech on the Danish debate " disposed pretty completely of all the accusations against Earl RUSSELL." This may be news to some and matter of cavil for others to consider. In perusing a speech of this kind we are led to regret that one of such varied acquirements should expend his powers in the unwelcome task of defending a line of action_ contrary to the spirit of the age, the opinion of the country, and the recognised senti ments which animate the policy of great nations. In defending the course pursued in China, the hon. member was more successful, and he plainly showed that the decided measures adopted had produced satisfactory results. How different is the whole tone of this passage to those which refer to the un fortunate Dano-German passage-atearms ; and may we not suppose that in this moving recital we meet with the honest feelings of the man, bursting through the trammels of official life, and leaving far behind the influence and incitements that too often prevail in such oases and mar the fruition of many previous years of toil devoted to the service of the country ? As many other speakers have said before him, Mr. LAYARD called America the " black spot" in the political horizon. The hon. member spoke in a becoming manner as to the horror that existed in this country with regard to the war, and expressed his indignation at those who affirmed that there was a section of the com munity that wished it to be carried on to extermi nation. Certainly, Mr. COBDEN did expatiate upon his " sublime spectacle," but he did not carry the sympathies of his audience with him; or, if some infatuated individuals were led away by the spe cious sophistry, they will soon find out their error. It is astonishing how p2ople can deceive theme selves when they get an idea into their heads, and this is the only way to account for a man of Mr. COBDEN'S perspicuity uttering such discrepancies in this harangue. Allowing for the sake of argu ment that carrying on the war would put down slavery, that would not sanction the horrors and brutalities of the Federal proceedings. A higher and holier authority than that of man has forbidden evil to be done that good may come of it, and it would be well if some of the wise and learned would leave these maxims alone for awhile and seek knowledge from that source of truth in the light of which infants and sages are equal. All who desire the well-being of the great country referred to, and the honour and interests of humanity, will cordially concur in the sentiments expressed by Mr LAYARD that " Englishmen wished to see an end of this war, than which history did not record anything more terrible." Mr. LAYARD dwelt at some length on the state of our commercial affairs, and affirmed that much was due to CoEDEN and BRIGHT for their services in the cause of free trade. This is, doubt less, true, but they would have deserved much more of their country if they exhibited more of the corn: prehensive spirit befitting a great nation. In their way the heroes of the Manchester school are quite as exclusive as any of the aristocrats whom they sneer at and scorn, and in their position such an I error is tenfold more pernicious in its consequences and blameable in its practice than in the other, be cause they make professions which they do not carry out, and utter sentiments that are not sub , stantiated by their conduct. Very true was the observation made by Mr LAYARD as to the dan ger of trusting too much to the prospects of peace foreshadowed by our flourishing commerce, for such hopes might prove delusive and unstable in their foundations. "If the time had come for the lamb to lie down with the lion, then, indeed, England might do without fleets and armies, and without incurring the expense of maintaining those armies ; but that time had, however, not arrived." All must regret, however, that the balance of power as at present constituted does not fulfil the character given to it by the hon. member for Southwark; it is a theory and not a practice, if its object is to prevent a strong State from despoiling a weak. There can be no doubt that it was one of the wisest measures ever devised by Statesmen to inaugurate such a consummation, but how far has the per formance fallen short of the promise. In his zeal to defend the Government from the charges brought against them both on foreign and domestic gronuds, Mr LAYARD rather forgot consistency, for he first exulted in the triumphant majority in the debate on Denmark, which proved that " Cone sereative reaction only existed in the imaginations of some of the Conservatives, and then fell foul of the very assembly whose praises he had been sounding by declaring that "this was a reactionary Parliament beyond all previous Parliaments. , When we remember the universal support which it has accorded to the Government in their un worthy attacks on the Conservative Reform Bill, their unwillingness and inaptitude to introduce another and a better for themselves, their shameful abandonment of a weak ally to please an unworthy and ruthless Power, and their lowering the influ ence of England before the nations of Europe, we are tempted to take Mr LAYARD'S consolation to heart, and to rejoice that this House of Commons has only another year to live. It is a matter of irremediable regret, however, to consider that its faults will survive in their fatal effects and injuri ous influences to this country and others for many a long day to come. At length the mystery is disclosed, and the route taken by General SHERMAN is stated both by North and South. It seems that his ultimate destination is Augusta, the capital of South Carolina, which lies just between the borders of that State and Georgia. On his way to Augusta, however, he is aiming at Macon, and Richmond papers of the 22d ult. re port him to he within eighteen miles of that city. It is garrisoned by militia, and not strongly fortified, according to some accounts, while other statements declare it to be strongly entrenched. All Southern versions agree in asserting that it will be defended to the last, and speak hopefully of its safety. Reckoning, apparently, upon almost uninterrupted conquest, SHERMAN is said to have arranged to march direct to Macon, and then to divide his army, sending one half to Augusta and the rest to Savan nah. Augusta once captured will be fortified, and as he will receive supplies up the Savannah he will be able to move on to Charleston or Columbia, All this depends, however, on the issue of the first pitched battle, and when we read the self-com placent programme we shall do well to remember that even the first stop as yet to be taken, and that Macon, for all we know to the contrary, may be still in the hands of the Confederates. SHERMAN'S army is said to consist of about 50,000 men, of Nhom 8,000 are cavalry, and ho has thirty days' rations—but other versions state th a t h e h as ordered his troops to raise their pro ;:eiuns from the country they are passing through, and that his flicks eXtend many miles in their foraging. The same barbarous system of devastation and destruc tion which has disgraced the Northern arms in other quarters—especially the Shenandoah—is, it seems, to be followed. All property in Macon and Milledgeville is to be destroyed, in. eluding the State capital in which the Geor gian Legislature is now sitting. Some mem bers of this assembly have already fallen into SHERMAN'S hands. The Georgian State Road from Atlanta to Carrington, a distance of 40 miles, has been destroyed ; and among the establishments especially marked for demolition are the Confede rate arsenal and the largest powder mills south. The Confederates have therefore something to fight for, and as usual they appear to be on the alert. It is re ported that the Georgian Militia has already inflicted temporary discomfiture on the invader, and forced him to fall back a few miles. These, however, can of course oppose no lasting barrier to his progress; but Beauregard's army is said to be hurrying by forced marches to intercept SHERMAN. In that case the Northern General will find an ad versary who will not be very easily disposed of. General LEE too will, no doubt, press troops from all quarters to anticipate his arrival, and instead of taking the easy possession which he seems to count upon, General SHERMAN may find very serious ob. stacles in his way. The railways on which he is depending may possibly be broken up; and expe rience has proved that cities fortified by General BEAUREGARD'S engineering skill offer no very facile conquests. The people are watching with great excitement for the result. Meanwhile in Tennessee the Confederates have achieved a decided success, having captured an entire train of Federal stores near Morristown. The latest gccounts report HOOD to be marching on Pulasky in the same State, pre. paratory to commencing operations in Tennessee end Kentucky. SHERIDAN is said to be retreating and reinforcing GRANT, who is expected to make another attack upon Richmond. LEE'S forces have also been recruited from Virginia and North Caro lina, so that neither army as yet shows signs of that exhaustion which Mr. SEWARD tells us is to be the end of the war. It is denied that President LIN. COLN will make any conciliatory advances towards the South, but he does not seem very anxious to let the world know what his real plans are, for we are told he will announce his policy in his Message to Congress—no very great favour, seeing that such is the usual custom, and that some months' delay is thus secured to him. Perhaps be is unwilling to commit himself to any decided course until he shall learn the result of SHERMAN'S movement, but he can hardly doubt the tendency of the public mind. Expectation will be on the qui vine in Europe as in America till SHERMAN'S exploit shall have ended either in a decided gain for the Federal cause, or a complete discomfiture of his army. In the course of the past week several Volunteer meetings have been held, most of them in connec tion with the agreeable duty of distributing the prizes to the successful competitors of the recent rifle matches. The usual features of such assemblies were repeated. There were the exchanges of com pliments, the fashionable spectators, the tasteful decorations, and the handsome array of prizes. The latter were in most instances very well worth a survey, and proved from their number and value as warm and constant an interest taken in the movement. The prizes distributed by Lady PoL. LOCK to the East Surrey Rifles exceeded in value £4OO. The Challenge Cup of the North Middlesex was also a prize worth well winning, while singu. larly enough the most attractive of the rewards won by the members of the Fourth Tower Hamlets Corps was a handsome mirror, won by a non-com missioned officer, who regarded the reflection of his soldierly visage with great complacency. The principal interest associated with these meetings was, however, the presence of Colonel M'MURDO, who will 89 soon retire from the post he has filled with so much skill and judgment. As the gallant Colonel explained to the North Middlesex Corps, he is simply retiring in conformity with the routine of militia regulations. As lospector-General of Volunteers he has discharged somewhat difficult and delicate duties to general satisfaction, and has shown himself throughout a firm and consistem friend to the Volunteer movement. Colonel M`Mußpo, in addressing one of the meetings, observed, that the high position now attained by the Volunteer force was mainly due to the support, moral and material, which it had received from the public. This is undoubtedly true, but for it to obtain and to secure that support it was necessary for the public not only to approve of the principle upon which it was founded, but to be satisfied with the practical manner in which that principle was applied. Had the Volunteers themselves proved indifferent or incompetent, had they proved turbu lent or disorderly or neglectful of their self.imposed duties, public sympathy would have cooled down. But while great credit is due to the body of the Volunteers, some share of it must be apportioned to those who from their power could influence very largely the fortunes of the movement. The Volun teers have for the most part been very happy in these relations, and in none more so than in the appointment of Colonel 117I'Mv.aDo as their Inspec tor-General. The unanimous eNpression of regret for his approaching retirement from the members of the different corps must have been very gratify. ing to the gallant Colonel, as affording indisputable testimony of the kind and courteous manner in which he has filled an office, whose duties no one denies that he has scrupulously and vigorously performed. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, Ex ETER-HALL.— Handers Judas Maccabeus' is announced for Friday next, the 9ch inst. Madame Sherrington, Miss Banks, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr Sims Reeves, Mr M. Smith, and Mr Weiss, principal singers, The 331 Christmas performances of " Messiah" on Fridays the 19th and 23d inst. IRON IN ELBA.—The island is as full of it as the " Parys Mountains" in Anglesea was of copper. A good deal of it occurs in the form of sand like that on the beach of Taranaki, the richness of which helped to make the unhappy New Plymouth people so eager to keep their allotments. Now, how is the iron worked ? Why, very inefficiently. Most of the mines are mere surface scratch ings. In many places nothing else is needed. At Rio Marina, for instance, where you land from the Tuscan Piombino, the very mud is black and metallic, and the sea is for a great distance coloured dark red by the waters of the little stream which comes down from the "iron hills." The mode of bringing down the ore is primitive encugh. You see a long string of donkeys carrying it in their panniers. Gangs of porters are then employed to haul it (still in baskets) on shipboard. The wheelbarrow is an unknown institution. Possibly the Elbaus have the same prejudice again4t it which the Seutehruan at Oporto found the Portuguese bad. When he had imported a bar row at considerable cost his gardener at once gave warning, indignantly asking " Would you set a man to do the work of a beast ?" Mechanical scfence is at a low ebb in Elba. There is not a crane in the whole island, nor a slide up which loaded waggons might, as they come down, pull up those which had been emptied at the bottom. When something of this kind, with tramway to match, was proposed to Grand Duke Leopold, " It's very clever, but what is to be done with all my donkeys ?" he replied. Still, in spite of the Grand Duke, the quantity of iron exported has greatly increased— from some 15,000 tons a year to an average of 56,000 tons, between 1851 and 1 861. The year ending last June gave a total of 100,000 tons. At present no more can be exported with roads and means of shipment so imperfect as they are, and an open roadstead instead of a safe harbour. But the demand must go on increasing rapidly, and the supply is limited. N. Simonin compares it to the guano in the Chin cha Isles, which in the same way is concentrated in a small space • but in the guano isles the wealth is only on the sur face—in Elba the deposits of ore are so thick that they can supply a million tons a year for 2,000 years without being exhatOted,—Aicbens's of p qr .89,04 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr Reuter's office, from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : MARSEILLES, DEC. 5. The ;Syria, with the above mails, reached Mars seilles, at 7.30 a.m. to-day. The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.m. FRANCE. PARIS, DEC. 5. The Paris papers publish a t e l egram f ro m Messina, according to which the whole province of Afghanistan was in full insurrection. A battle had taken place between the Russians and the Khan of Kokand, who was said to have lost 6,000 men. BOURSE, Dec. 3.—The market continues fi r m, and a good amount of business has been done at a further improvement. Threes for the Account, aro now at 65f 95c. Mobilier at 992 f 50c. The Rail. way Market has been also buoyant, and most of the lines are rather higher. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 93 Do. es.d month 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 70 Credit Mobilier 9OB 75 Do. end month 9ll 25 Bank Shares 3490 Credit F oncier 1235 Roman lltalian Loan 65 30 Do. end month 65 50 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 451- Home Debt .. — Deferred RAIL' A.lB. Cash. Account. Orloanti Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 870 872 50 Southern We3tern Eastern .... Sardinian 3lO .. 308 75 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 426 25 .. 422 50 Ditto to Barcelona 50 .. 200 rHE SUN, LON'DOi, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1864. PRUSSIA AND THE DIET. A letter from Berlin, dated 2d inst., says : " It is on Monday, the sth, that the Frankfort Diet will hold a sitting to pronounee a final judge ment upon the Austro-Prussian proposition concern ing the evacuation of the Duchies by the Federal troops. Should the Diet, as is expected, declare the execution at an end, Saxooy herself will imme diately recall her troops and her civil commiasary. "M. de Savigny, the Prussian representative to the Diet, made use of an argument in yesterday's sitting quite of a novel nature to urge the Dies to adopt a resolution concerning the Austro-Prussian proposal. M. de Savigny said that as long as the Federal troops should not have left the Duchies Prussia was resolved to set aside all deliberations upon the question of succession. " The Prussian representative, however, modified the observation that the claimants to succession in the Duchies should be allowed to assert their claims. Nevertheless, it would be an error to suppose that in the opinion of the Cabinet of Berlin those claimants would be allowed to justify their claims before the Diet. "M. do Bismark is of the opinion (and it ap pears is shared by Austria) that it appertained to the Governments of Austria and of Prussia, first, to form a judgment as to the rights of the claimants, and to designate to the Diet that one whose claims seem best founded. It need scarcely bo said that Prussia will look upon the claims of that candidate best founded who will make the largest concessions to her. "It is clear, in this point of view, that the Diet cannot exercise anything but a secondary inQuence in the settlement of the question of succession. "It appears that in yesterday's sitting of the Diet Hanover declared that she had already taken steps for the withdrawal of her troops from Holstein. The evacu Alen will probably be completed by the 6th December." AMERICA. __---__ ..,..-___-. QUEENSTOWN, Saturday Evening. The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Africa, from Boston November 23, and galifax the 25th, has arrived. In the Confederate Senate, Senator Henry, of Tennessee, introduced a long series of joint resolu tions very defiant in tone, but saying that " this Congress does not hesitate to aver its sincere desire for peace, and to that end proclaims to the world the readiness of the Government of the Confederate States to open negotiations to establish a permanent and honourable peace between the Confederate States and the United States upon the basis of the separate independence of the former." speculati o n s as t o o st v i e l m l contain ents y . The Washingto n corre -BSphoTenrilimeeannt'e m o f papers the contraband to state that it is k nown that General Sherman will touch at Macon. New York 7 Imes says it is not now lie has five corps of veteran infantry—the 14th and 201 h of the Army of the Cumberland, and the 1 5th, 16th, and 17th of t 1 l t Armya men.ick of , andthe li h Tennessee , a n has s n doeao in all of over 50,000 cavalry, under K rations for man and beast. He goes finely Equipped in every particular. His scout system and courier line are so complete as ip Kilpatrick,e"Yo consisting s is pickedt i ng few hours. There to guard against the possibility even of a failure, ev a ery sa th n i d n y g e fo o r il' the hicWhi ch consumption and the country through Whi ch he will pass is have a d n esc a r b i u b n ed da t n o ceofh a e b r s e or i b s the army along the alleged route, the heaviest rain shower in a which is thus laid out : Macon G eneral Sherman will probably"Onar g r o iv t i o ng a ;Milledgeville, Where h e w ill di v id e his army, s en di ng a part of it t o S avannah and a part to Augusta. He will fortif y the latter place, and after rece i v i ng supplies u p the Savannah River he will be abl e to move on Col umbia or Charleston. The programm e , if carried out Successfully, com pletely demolishes the railroad system of the State i t dg of Georgia. The Western and Atlantic, running from Chattanooga,to Atlanta, 138 miles, is almost totally destroyed. i t wi ll take a year to rebuild it, with no inconvenience in obtaining iron. The Georgia Railroad (a St ate instituti on , as i s a l so t h e Western and Atlantic, and to which the Confede racy is indebted many millions of dollars), running from Atlanta to Augusta, 171 miles, is destroyed from Atlanta to Covingt on, 41 miles, The occupa tion of Augusta Will add to its destruction. The Macon and Western Railroad, running from Atlanta to Macon, 103 miles, is entirely destroyed. The Georgia Central Railroad, running from Macon to Savannah, is 191 miles, and this will no doubt receive Sherman's attention in a few days. From Augusta to Charleston is 137 miles. From Augusta to Columbia, South Carodna, it is 141 by rail. Mostly all the manufactories for shot, shell, fixed ammunition, and cannon are at Macon, Augusta, and Columbia. Half the powder the rebels nse is made near Augusta. If Beauregard attempts to intercept Sherman or follow him he must send his entire army with all its paraphernalia by rail from Corinth to Meridian, It must then march from Meridian to Montgomery, a distance of about 200 miles, with only a short piece of railroad, with nu 1110 IDS of transportation, running from Uniontown to Selma. By the time Beauregard reaches Macon Sherman would be out of his reach. Thomas is watchi ng him, and is being heavily re inforced (with new troops), In a week from now Thomas's army will have 55,000 men, besides A. J. Smith, who is co-operating with an army of obser vation." A Washington despatch of the 2d ult. says : " Nearly two weeks have elapseu since direct information has been received from Gen. Sherman himself—the Government has no intelligence of his recent movements later than that contained in the Richmond papers of Friday, General Sherman at least a month ago informed the proper authority at Washington of his plans, which, judging by rebel accounts, have thus far been carried into effect with bright promise of success throughout his campaign," The Nashville correspondent of the Chicago 7ribune soya the Louisyille Journal bus disclosed pretty much all (it has announced Sherman's de• parture for Savannah, Bz - ,c), and therefore feels at liberty to tell what he knows. That is, that Sher man is moving through Georgia for either Sa vannah, Charleston, or Beaufort, with fifty or sixty thousand troops, in two columns. Me has 8,000 cavalry and 125 pieces of artillery. One column is to go by way of Macon and the other direct to Augusta, where both will meet. The writer thinks Beaufort the objective point of the movemeht for the annexed reasons "1. Savannah, cat off from all communications, would be valueless to the rebels, and the same rea sons which render Mobile unimportant now will render it so with all its railroads cut off. 2. Charleston can be cut eff by moving down the rail road to Branchville, 20 or 30 miles to the west, and it is highly probable that will be Sherman's line of march. 3. Beaufort is already in our possession. We have an abundance of shipping and supplies there, and our meu will need the latter after their long march, and therefore it is highly probable that Beaufort will be the new base of General Sherman." There is abundance of corn and sweet potatoes in the country through which Sherman will pass, while he takes with him " any amount of hard tack" and several thousand cattle. His men will live better than when in camp. The Richmond Dispatch of November 18 has the following in re gard to the matter " The only official information received by the press yesterday was that Sherman had destroyed the North-Western and Atlantic Railroad from At lanta to A llatoona, the Chattahoochee-bridge in cluded. This movement is difficult to understand, except as explained by unofficial reports that were in circulation during yesterday. If they be true the destruction of the railroad can be understood, though it will appear a superfluous labour. Reports had it that Sherman, having burnt Atlanta on the 15th (last Tuesday), had set out for Macon, with three corps, amounting to 30,000 men, and that he had yesterday reached Jooesborough, twenty two miles south of Atlanta. If there is truth in these accounts, as we believe there is, Wheeler has much to answer for. It devolved upon him to watch Sherman and keep posted as to his move ments. Only four days ago he reported him mov ing toward Bridgeport.' Now, it is said, he reports him moving towards Macon, as above stated. We regret to say that this latter report is corroborated by other evidence. Sherman will, we think, meet with opposition he does not calculate upon before he reaches the fortifications of Macon. These works, should he ever reach them, he will find of most for midable character, and, with troops that before that time will be collected in them, they must give him a vast deal mere trouble than he evidently counts upon. If Georgians will battle for their trenches as the Petersburg militia did last Jane for theirs, or the Richmond militia did at Stanton River bridge, later in the summer, Macon will be saved. In undertaking this expedition Sherman is too prudent a man to rely upon subsisting his army on the country, and it becomes interesting and im portant to consider what point he calculates upon making his base of supplies. His destruction of the railroad north-west of Atlanta proves that he has cut loose from the Chattanooga base ; he must, then, be looking to some point on the Atlantic or the Gulf. We are disposed, for several reason:', to believe that Pensacola is the selected point. This is not because of its greater proximity than any other post to his present field of operations, but because it is ascer tained that for more than a month very large sup plies have been accumulated here. If he fails to take Macon at the first dash, ho will probably run for Pensacola, and make it his new base of operations. It is not to be presumed that he carries with him supplies sufficient to enab:e him to enter upon a siege which shall occupy a con siderable length of time. We have ventured the opinion that Sherman had Pensacola in view as a new base of supplies, bat it is proper to say there are reasons why he might select some point on the Atlantic as being nearer at hand. Savannah, for instance, offers advantages did its approach not involve the certainty of a great deal of heavy fighting. We look with intense interest to full and authentic news from Georgia." The Richmond Sentinel regards the theory of several of the Northern papers that Sherman has started for Savannah as the true programme, al though he may go to Montgomery and Mobile, in view of which it remarks : "Go which way he will ho has a long road before him, and it will be our fault if it prove not a rough one. Will Beauregsrd turn and pursue Sherman, or will he prosecute his own campaign ? One is moving North, the other South; his pur poses are necessarily secret. Nor are we in pos. session of information for an opinion as to the best policy. It is to be hoped that the people of the States through which Sherman proposes to march will fling themselves upor, him with a courage that shall do them honour. There is a capital difference between his situation and that of Hood. He is in an enemy's country, while Hood is among friends. No sacrifice of property, no activity of opposition, must be counted now, or considered excessive. fear down bridges, block roads, remove or destroy supplies, cut off foragers, fight at every pass. If Sherman should be able to accomplish such a journey as that he proposes, foraging as he goes, it will be a proof that he was not becomingly re sisted. Oa the whole, the situation of affairs East and South is extremely interesting, and important events hasten to their accomplishment." A letter in the Tribune, dated Rome, Georgia, Nov. 10, the day on which that place was partially destroyed by order of Gen. Corse, says that, owing to a want of railroad conveyance, nearly a million dollars' worth of property was - destroyed which could not be removed, including a few thousand dollars' worth of condemned and unserviceable Government stores. The writer says : "Nine rebel guns captured at Rome by oar troops were burst, it being deemed unsafe to use them. One thousand bales of fine cotton, two flour mills, two rolling mills, two tanneries, one saw mill, an extensive foundry, several machine shops, together with the railroad depots and storehouses, four pon toon bridges built by Gen. Corse's pioneer corps for use on the Coosa and Etowah rivers, and a sub stantial trestle bridge nearly completed for use, were destroyed. This trestle was constructed by the engineer Corps, end would have cost 50,000 dole. North. Recollecting the gross outrages per• petrated upon Colonel Streight by the ' Romans,' our troops, as soon as they learnt that the town was to be abandoned and a portion of it burnt, resolved to lay Rome in ashes in revenge for insults of f ered to our prisoners. General Corse, however, had taken the precaution to station guards through all parts of the city, with orders to shoot down the first man caught in firing a building without proper au• tiaority. Stringent orders wore also issued to arrest all citizens or suspicious persons found in the streets after the conflagration commenced. The roaring of the flames as they leaped from window to win dow, their savage fire darting high up into the heavens and then licking the sides of the buildings, presented an awful but grand spectacle." Washington advices of the 21st contain rumours of the evacuation of Petersburg. They are as fol low : Information from the army of the Potomac, dated yesterday, say a good deal of firing was heard on Saturday in front of Petersburg on the Appo. mattox, but as far as heard from without important results. D.:serters report that the rebel troops on the James have all been withdrawn, with the excep• tiun of a skirmish line and enough to man the guns in the forts. lip to yesterday morning there had been almost continuous rain for 36 hours. Rumours had reached the army that the enemy were CIVE3. cuating Petersburg, but they were not generally believed." The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th thus specu lates on military affairs in the Old Dominion " There is a general impression, gathered chiefly from hints dropped by the Yankee press, that Grant is preparing for a final grand movement of the campaign in Virginia, which, it is confidently hoped by the Yankee people, is to end the war, by taking Richwond. Constant and repeated failure seeming to have no effect upon him, we know of no reason why he should not make another attempt to dislodge our army. As B utloc's canal is not finished an attack on cur centre is hardly to be thought of, and his next attack will probably be, to some ex tent, a repetition of his last, rxeept it will, we think, be the last reversed, with its heaviest columns on the north side. His experience on the south side should satisfy him there is nothing to be hoped from an advance in that quarter. He may argue that if he could throw two corps on the Williams burg and Nin_c-mile roads at points essayed by the 18th Corps on the Tith ultimo he might Effict a lodgment. It is said he is already mustering his forces for the fray, and deserters report that he has been reinforced by a portion of Sheridan's com mand from the Valley. But this we shall not im plicitly credit until it comes to as through some less questionable channel. From Petersburg wo have nothing of interest. The Yankees continue their raids and depredations into Surrey and neigh bouring counties, and are treating the inhabitants with unusual barbarity, the raiders being mostly negroes. Passengers by last night's train say that nothing special has been heard from Early at Staun ton for two days past ; but it is supposed that he is driving on towards the Potomac. Our cavalry had been within a very short distance of HArper's Ferry, and made some captures of men and horses. Sheridan has, without doubt, sent away a portion of his forces, and they have, it is said, arrived at City Point. This information comes from deserters as well as from our own scouts. Another informant says some of them have been put into Fort Harri son. There is evidently a great scheme on foot, and the Yankees are determined to spare no effort° to render it successful." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEMCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 22. Stocks higher. Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, 104; Cumberland Coal Company, preferred, 47}; Illinois Central Railroad Scrip, 126} ; Michigan Southern Rail road, 72}; Now Yoi k Central Railroad, 1211; Reading Railroad, 138; Hudson Railroad, 120} ; Canton Coal Com pany, 23} ; Erio Railroad, 062 ; Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, 116. The Inspiration of Holy Writ. A remarkable paper was recently read before the Academia by the Right Rev. Monsignoro Manning —a paper in which the learned author descanted at considerable length, and with singular perspicuil, upon the views prevailing thrcughoat Christendom since the dawn of Christianity in respect to the Bible as a Divine Revelation. During the course of his lecture or treatise, Dr. Manning argued that, while the Church has always taught and still teaches that all the matter of Holy Scripture is inspired, it has never formally adopted any one edition as being completely free from every error of transla tion or transcription. According to hi s s t art li ng way of putting it—one might almost b e l e d to ima gine, he said, by the manner in which the authenti city of Scripture is discussed by many nowadays, that Holy Writ, as it now appears before us in the middle of this nineteenth Christian century, is actually line by line, word by word, syllable by syllable, point by point, the exact photographic fac simile of the biblical books as originally penned by their respective writers under Divine inspiration ! In. tead of being—as they are—filtered down to us on the contrary through the hands of countless copyists and translators, calligraphers and printers changed from one language into another, passing down from century to century, through a long succession of varied generations. In reference to whatever appears in the Scriptures to be in di rect contradiction to correct science, or to chre nologcal accuracy, Dr. Manning echoed from the utterances of St. Augustine in the Fourth Century, that wonderful comment articulated so far back by that Great Doctor of Christianity (yet a comment so strikingly applicable to so much of the petitions reasoning nowadays in this later half of the Nineteenth Century)—that the only thing to be said in regard to such passages is this, that either they were erroneously transcribed or errcneously translated—or (yet another thing) that there was some ignorance in the reader himself prevent ing him from perceiving the exact meaning of tho Nutt. _that is—of___auy pooh _ flow age as migut appear to be enigmatical in Holy Scripture. The thought of St. Augustine, as thus applied to the discussions of nowadays in regard to the authority and avthenticity of Holy Writ, has about it, even for the most bewildered, its consolation and its encouragement. It is of itself a clue through a labyrinth of difficulties. The Scottish Sabbath, (From the Scotsman.) The Free Church Presbytery met on Wednesday in the vestry of the Free Church of Kirkcaldy, Mr. Jameson, of Pathhead, moderator. Mr. Ballingall, of Kinghorn, read the report of the Committee on Sabbath Observance. The report called attention specially to the running of luggage-trains by the directors of the North British Reilway o❑ Sundays. Mr. Ballingall stated that he had conversed with the officials employed on the railway on Sundays, and all of them, without exception, considered it a griev• out hardship. Mr. Cooper, of Burntisland, said he could corroborate all that Mr. Ballinger' had said. Mr. Douglass, of Kirkcaldy, said the voices of Pres • byterians throughout the country generally ought to go forth in this matter ; he said he considered this a question of far more importance than some people , might be dreaming of; he thought the doings of railway directors should be watched with great jealousy. It the railway companies were found converting their lines into machinery for catering to the wants of the profane and dissolute, and irri. gating the country with the scum of the community, then it was proper to remonstrate with the direc. tors; and if remonstrance would not do they might have to rouse the country, and he did not think it would be difficult to rouse the country regarding this most important question. He said there was a section of the community opposed to the proper observance of the Lord's-day, and they knew of whom that section was composed ; if they could gather them together, the mass would be found to consist of infidels, of latitudinarians, and the black, guardism of the country—that class of men who take for their rule of life the opinions of Paris and other Continental cities, instead of the doctrines of the Bible. He was glad, however, to know that the section composed of the parties he had mentioned was only a small minority, and the great heart of Scotland, he was happy to say, beat soundly on the question of Sabbath observance, Railway compa nies are not exempted from the binding obligations of the Fourth Commandment more. than others, and these puny mortals, who hold their existence from that God who says, " Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy," are not at liberty to tarn round and say, " We will do in this matter just as we like; we will take o'er own way in this Sabbath question." He said, moreover, that they must not forget the case of those engaged in this Sunday work, who were deliberately plundered of what was their own, robbed of their inalienable rights. They should urge these men to strike work. He was against strikes generally, but he would hail with joy the intelligence that all the officials of the North British Railway had combined not to do a stroke during the 24 hours of the Sabbath-day. Such men would meet with the sympathy of the whole com munity—he did not think the directors would dare to incur the public odium to which they would be exposed were they to discharge eill&als against whom they have no fault, only in the matter regard ing the service of their God. Mr Walker, of Dysart, said railway companies were now becoming a great power, and that power seemed to be put forth for the purpose of leavening the community with the belief that there was no harm in running trains on the Sabbath day. He thought that if the directors would pay no head to remonstrance it would be perfectly legitime.te to rouse the men to action re garding doing no work on the Sabbath-day. The Presbytery agreed unan 7 mously that the committee draw up a representation to the directors of the North British Railway Company against the run aing of luggage trains on the Lerd'a•day ; and fur ther enjoin all the ministers within the bounds to direct the attention of their congregations to this subject on one or other of the Sabbath-days in December. Miss BRADDON will eminence, in the January number of Tedaple Bar, a new Rory, entitled " Sir Jabpar's Tenant," rnrt eirsubt 0 4 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 3. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal Hig h ' neeses Princess Helena and Prince Leopold, drove out this morning, and visited the barracks of the Life Guards and Coldstream Guards in 'Windsor. Both regiments were formed up in their reerce tive barrack yards, and received her Majesty a royal salute. The Queen went over some of the quarters 10 each barrack and the stables of the cavalry, and efal a ride in the Ridirg , school of the 2d Life GuardE.,. Her Mjesty was attended by the Countess 01 Gainsborough, Lady Augusta Stanley, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Major-General F. If. S e t . meur, and Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat. Her Majesty drove out again in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Helena. Her Royal H)glinees Princess Louise went out driving. The Portuguese Minister (Count de Lavradio) arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty in the evening. Dec. 4 ° The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princese Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prin ce , Arthur, and Prince Leopold, and the Ladies an Gentlemen in Waiting, attended divine service till ° morning in the Private Chapel. Ile Very Rev. the Dean of Canterbury officiated. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended 11 Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle yesterday The Earl of Clarendon also arrived. The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, Dec. 4 . llis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge with Colonel the Hon. J. Macdonald, left Sandring* ham on Friday afternoon, after paying a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales, leaving vir verton by the 4.35 train for town. On Saturday his Royal Highness the Pric ce of Wales went out wild fowl shooting on IVols'e r4 ton Marshes. Colonel and Lady Emily Kingscote and Colonel the Hon. E. Hardinge have left Sandringham. „ Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince ss of Wales, with the Hon. Mrs and Colonel 133 71 1' the Countess of Macclesfield, Lieut.-General W. ' I ; Kuoilys, Major Teesdale, Capt, Grey, Mr Her ber ' Fisher, and Mr Holszman, attended Sandringbael Charch this morning. The Rev. Robert Wits° Pearse, M.l-1,, incumbent of Gayswood, officiated and preached. sir-- VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO ST. GEORG° CHAPEL, WINDSOR. Yesterday afternoon het Msjesty, with her Royal Highness the Princess 11e1e 13 , 4 „' visited the Chapel Royal of St. George and attended t"" evening service, which commences at half-past four o'n;° °/f s . The Queen and Princess drove down to the deanery, thro n g' which they passed to the royal closet, near the altar, wh ere , they remained till the close of the service. The praY er° were intoned by the Rev. E. Tapsfield, minor canon; the „ first lesson being read by the Rev. Mr Frewer and 1 ; second by the Rev. Canon Anson. Th e Magnifica an Nun, Dimittis were sung to Croft in A. The anthen 4 very beautiful one, was taken from the 556th 1 - 1) 1° ," (" Blessing and glory"), and sung to Bach's exquisite mut by Messrs. Adams, Barnby, and Telly, assisted by choir; Dr Elvey presided at the organ. The chapel, 011°Y. , was lighted with wax tapers, was densely crowded Wi th i large and fashionable congregati o n. At the conclusion ° the service her Mejesty returned to the Castle, Pas sin ! privately through the deanery. Her presence was scar ce, ' known to the majority of the congregation at the tiaan• His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge' accompanied by Col. the Hon. James Macdonald, C ji ' Thomas 11. Clifton, Col. Hon. H. F. Keane, and Rear; Admiral the Hon. James R. Drummond, C. 8., w ent ou shooting on the covers at Coombe Wood, Surrey, °A Saturday. The sport was excellent. Within a few ho urs the party killed above 400 head of game. His Excellency the Russian Ambassador an the Brunnow entertained the f o ll ow i n g circle a .' dinner yesterday evening at the Russian Embassy-411a Excellency the '1 urkish Ambassador and Madame Musur g , t and Wile. Musurus, his E xce ll ency t h e N e therland Minister, his Excellency the Minister of the United Stnt e° ' his Excellency the Swedish Minister and Countess Wac ht : !mister, his Excellency th e M ex i can Minister, COUP \Vimpffen, Count lialnoky, M. de Falbe, Baton Beck Fr ill( ' Chevalier Mazel, M. de Sabouroff, and M. de Berg. The Duke of Argyll arrived in town from Ed it , burgh on Thursday night. The duchess and family are ea"' residing in that city. The noble duke is likely to be d e tained in town some days by official duties. The Duke and Duchess of Rosburghe 110/6 returned to the Clarendon Hotel from Norfolk. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland b ale joined the distinguished party assembled at Chatsworth oil a visit to the Duke of Devonshire. The Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord and D id / Charles Bruce, Viscountess Clifden, and Captain Seywct r ; R,N., left St. Leonards on Saturday for Brighton. 1.% earl and countess are expected in town for a day ° r .11 early in the week, but have made arrangements to stay' t i r the 20th at Brighton, and then go to Althorpe f° Christmas. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke will Weil° a succession of visitors at Wimple hall next week. The Earl of Carlisle is said to be in greatly ten proved health. The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland At; recently been on a visit to the noble earl on her way 0 0 from Scotland. The Earl and Countess of Winchilsca and liof t C. Finch-Hatton, the Earl of Scarborough, and Vig°l/11 Maidstone have left the St. George's Hotel. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will lel.ilhe tows towards the close of the week for Broadlands. of noble viscount and viscountess will receive a succes sion guests there during Christmas. • ing Lord and Lady Carington have been entertso 10, a select party during the past week at Gayhurst, 13°°11, The gentlemen, including Lord Colville, Lord "Alto, borough, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Colonel CaroPwtso Rear-Admiral Drummond, eke., killed 1,200 head ill days. Lord and Lady Etch° Wive returned to town f il ; visiting the Earl and Countess of Albemarle at Quiddet° Hall, Noll°lk. fit GENERAL TODLEZEN.—We understand te a, was owirg to some misapprehension as to the " fl o General de Todleben had nit the honour of dining with Majesty at Windsor. The Queen was pleased to cong a a that the General should be invited to the Royal table , ba t Baron Brunnow repaired to the Castl.3 to present h id ' oh o the General did not make his appearance. Next de9, 110 . of ever, he proceeded to Windsor, and harm the lanti e t ti. being presented to the Queen by the Russi.in Id iDts Army and Navy Gazette. ..4 41 DhATII OF THE COUNTESS OF BECT.:(v- : di o e t have to announce the death of the Countess of Pe",- which took place yesterday morning at the family reolao",,c 1 oo in Grafton-street, Berkeley - square. The Cavaatays' a lot had been in a very bad state since July last, ban 1 1: 0 011 some weeks given up by her physicians. She w 1101'wer child and heiress of Mr W. Thompson, the opus o te" manof London, and for many years M.P. for I V land. Ice 1 - i f tb . THE WORLD OF MAGIC.—The Wizard 1— TO, North still continues his charm of success, cope house on Saturday atternoon was crowded for the E e i the grand juvenile gilt distribution. On WednesdaY ne' to lh9 Palace of Enchantment will be closed to give O a " , 0 Co l ' annual ball in aid of the funds of the Royal Prope l 1 . ,,,,01 0 lege. Professor Anderson will resume his entertan as usual on Thursday, and repeat his gre at gift c',isti auo;oter on Saturday ;afternoon at three. He has also a e ffect' Christmas tree in active construction, with insgic"'4ooo for the holiday folks, at the St. Jatuer.'s Hall, Regall•l Piccadilly. ,e d !O . THE 13ISIIOP OF EZETER.—We arc authors` at contradict the statement which appeared in th e c „, °l : i d l oP one of our contemporaries last week that the "" • 11 , rs Exeter is about to resign his See. His LornehiPP te• 4 ‘ his 87th year, finds his bodily strength uncejual oh ° of visitation, but his mental po were are unimpaiteue) of cht th! continues to devote himself to the superintendl loss spiritual interests of his esters give di"es° MR WILLIAMS, M.P.—Anot energy and with untiring zeal.--.l. 7imes ' , A Ctib er c ,•o hors de combat, and never likely' her o. l i- e ue ak' s —'Mr ll William Williams, the member fo r part isi d, fell from his horse in a fit, and, thong' cl b y e iSea cW k fle al recovered, all hope of his perfect recOve• r ", -S o f th e This is not the first nor the second ati'ee,' and, of course, the force of such attacks are"' ''c" • te 4 Vief!trated 0 116 r ; e to a, 'ter the Dbeetb. h et Mrs Francis L. Clayton, now in 1 \lt" w it!) in the army at St Paul, Minnesota, olleu e 0 husband in 1861, and fL,ught by his side till he wa ,on e _, the battle of Stone River. She was i n 18 b prisoner--three times wounded—in hand' h 1 ,1), sto 93 and at her husband's death made known s :51; a itle d s e p eo olo e er general, and was discharged, After that eh' o cl miles, from Lexington to Louisville , barehesde a oc y. footed' tracking her way in blood•—.lllos94l`De it .._